‘Professions and Career’ Archives
PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT
PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT The term psychological contract has been around since the 1960s and was first used to capture the relationship between a work group of employees and a plant foreperson in terms of what the two parties exchanged in their relationship (acceptable wages and job security in return for higher productivity and lower [...]
EMPLOYMENT ADVERTISING
EMPLOYMENT ADVERTISING Employment advertising is a medium for posting employment opportunities through ads that appear in public media, most notably newspapers, magazines, and Internet sites. Ads appear in all countries in the Western world and to a lesser extent in other parts of the world, generally in dedicated sections of newspapers, [...]
Finding a Job on The Internet
Finding a Job on The Internet The Internet has made the job-search experience more similar to a consumer experience. On the Internet, hundreds of thousands of job listings from thousands of employers are available for individuals to review. Therefore, attracting and engaging the attention of the right kind of applicant audience has become an [...]
INTERNATIONAL CAREERS
INTERNATIONAL CAREERS Most employees used to have chiefly domestic careers in which, in the main, they did not carry out international, across-country work. The exceptions were the small number of employees, or “expatriates,” deployed by their organizations on assignments abroad. By contrast, many employees now carry out international work [...]
ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS
ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS The mention of organizational politics is frequently met with harsh words and disparaging glances. Society, as a whole, has grown to view anything political with chagrin. Much of this disdain comes from the awareness that politicking, when successful, is associated with manipulation, and in some cases, verbal or physical [...]
Injury and Safety in the Workplace
Injury and Safety in the Workplace The landmark U.S. Worker’s Compensation Act of 1911 established the need for safe working conditions. Workplace safety is an essential requirement for the modern worker. However, even with measures to reduce workrelated injuries and illness, safety concerns can still exist due to inadequate training and lack [...]
Mentor
Mentor An older, more experienced and higherranking individual in an organization or field who promotes the career of a younger, lower-ranking person with assistance and advice. Mentors serve as teachers and role models and have been shown to be a key element in the rise to success. Although they are not necessarily close friends of their [...]
Finding A Job
Finding A Job Not so long ago almost any student who successfully completed a university degree or diploma course could find a good career quite easily. Companies toured the academic institutions, competing with each other to recruit graduates. However, those days are gone, even in Hong Kong, and nowadays graduates often face strong competition [...]
